Tag Archives: economic crisis
The Fight to Use Food Stamps
I noticed the articles I have been avoiding sitting on my desk. Okay, maybe not entirely avoiding. I had shared them with my circle of support and my students, which prompted some great discussions. You see the articles all deal … Continue reading
Blessing in a Backpack
Most hungry kids can get breakfast and lunch through their schools, but what do they do on weekends? This organization sends kids home with backpacks filled with food for their families to eat at home. – Blessing in a Backpack
Posted in Charity
Tagged Blessing in a Backpack, brown bag lunces, Childhood memories, congress, debt, EBT, economic crisis, familes, food bank, free meals, hot meals, hungry, kids, kindness, legislative issues, poverty, public school system, social work, stop child summer hungry act
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One Check Away…
Years ago, I remember reading American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto by Sudhir Venkatesh The book recently called to me (yes, I believe books pick you, not the other way around). I pulled it off my academic … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged advocacy, book club, book review, cash support, clothing, economic crisis, familes, Government, housing, lifestyle, low-income families, Op Ed, politics, poverty, rent, school supplies, social work, social worker, Sudhir Venkatesh, TANF, tough times, transportation costs, utilities, welfare
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Real Life of an MSW 